John Henry Bowen as American politician who represted Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Washington County, Virginia in September 1780 and attended school in Lexington, Kentucky. He studied law, was admitted to bar, and commenced practice in Gallatin, Tennessee. He was elected to the Thirteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815, as a Democratic-Republican. He then continued to engage in the practice of law in Gallatin until his death there on September 25, 1822. This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
